Couple to sell house, not monkey
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ROBIN CHARTERIS
in London
A couple who love their monkey more than their home have put the property on the market rather than part with him. ■ John and Diana Edwards, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, were told by their local council to get rid of Joseph, their six-month-old pet capuchin monkey, after neighbours had complained. “It’s like telling us to get rid of our own baby,” said Mrs Edwards, aged 21. “Joseph is like a son to us and we will never part with him.”
Their house is now for sale and they are searching for a new property in nearby Derby where they think the authorities will be more sympathetic.
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Press, 10 September 1985, Page 22
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